Best Middle Schools in Idaho

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 164)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
160015601007	31	Sage International School Of Boise	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	457 East Parkcenter Boulevard	Boise	83706	Ada County	The Sage International School Of Boise A Public Charter Sch	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 343-7243	1,022	65	15.8		779 (76.2%)	11 (1.1%)	80 (7.8%)	69 (6.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (7.3%)	$6,733			$277			$6,456	76.7			(n/a)
160036000183	32	Les Bois Junior High School	Public	6-9	4150 East Grand Forest Drive	Boise	83716	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-5340	668	41	16.1	16.0%	507 (75.9%)	14 (2.1%)	44 (6.6%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	51 (7.6%)	$9,051			$582			$8,468	76.2	71.7	20	12
160203000584	33	Payette Lakes Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Samson Trail	McCall	83638	Valley County	McCall-Donnelly Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 634-5994	322	23	13.7	16.1%	266 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$10,937			$784			$10,153	74.8	89.5	6	27
160017701073	34	Gem Prep: Pocatello School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4145 Yellowstone Avenue	Chubbuck	83202	Bingham County	Gem Prep: Pocatello LLC	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 238-1388	464	24	19.3		336 (72.4%)	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.9%)	12 (2.6%)	7 (1.5%)	9 (1.9%)	23 (5.0%)	$6,513			$972			$5,540	74.4			(n/a)
160001500892	35	Taylors Crossing Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1445 North Wood River Drive	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Taylor's Crossing Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 552-0397	380	18	21.5	27.6%	335 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$7,394			$1,032			$6,362	73.7			(n/a)
160000800865	36	Falcon Ridge Public Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	278 South Ten Mile	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Falcon Ridge Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 922-9228	276	17	16.5	12.3%	245 (88.8%)	6 (2.2%)	20 (7.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$6,914			$604			$6,310	72.4			(n/a)
160231001034	37	Murtaugh Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 West Boyd Street	Murtaugh	83344	Twin Falls County	Murtaugh Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 432-5451	383	26	14.6	58.2%	228 (59.5%)	1 (0.3%)	148 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,787			$1,620			$7,167	72.2			(n/a)
160014100942	38	Vision Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19291 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vision Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-9220	742	33	22.5	23.5%	551 (74.3%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (19.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	$6,555			$605			$5,951	70.7			(n/a)
160030000035	39	Ernest Hemingway Steam School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 8th Street West	Ketchum	83340	Blaine County	Blaine County District	No	No	No	No	(208) 578-5050	463	40	11.7	18.1%	301 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (31.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,942			$824			$14,117	69.2	76.3	17	22
160001401186	40	Alpine Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1195 Alpine Avenue	Chubbuck	83202	Bannock County	The Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	252	13	20.1		200 (79.4%)	4 (1.6%)	32 (12.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)								69.2			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISAT Math, ISAT Science, ISAT English Language Arts test scores released by the Idaho Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 22, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Idaho Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Idaho Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds